Posts Tagged ‘ultraperforming’

Diamond Pier

The Pin Foundation Diamond Pier is a precast concrete pier and steel pin system that provides a solid foundation that reaches deep into the ground without digging. The pier components are light enough to hand-carry to the site, and the installation is simple, requiring only hand tools and a few minutes...

October 4th, 2009 | concrete | Read More

PINnacle

PINnacle is a recycled-paper panel supplied with a velvetlike sanded surface for a more elegant appearance than conventional tackboards. Both PINnacle 440 and Class A fire-rated PINnacle NCFR panels may be used wall covering. The panels are easy to maintain, and their uniform thickness makes them a...

September 30th, 2009 | paper | Read More

Pepp

Pepp acoustical panels are made with ARPRO, which is expanded polypropylene bead foam. Pepp panels are lightweight, structurally rigid, and are resistant to fire, water, and bacteria. Pepp panels make an ideal acoustic treatment and tackable surface for conference rooms, environmentally sensitive areas,...

September 23rd, 2009 | plastic | Read More

Durra

Durra Building Systems manufactures engineered acoustic wall, roof, and ceiling systems for venues such as theaters, airports, convention centers, and other spaces that have high acoustic demands. The Durra Acoustic Panel is made from wheat straw and recycled paper, and it eliminates the need for multiple...

September 20th, 2009 | fiber | Read More

Airtecture

Building with air, the most natural of all materials, is a special challenge because air-inflated components are used in place of the usual load-bearing components. The idea behind Airtecture is based on mechanically pre tensioned membrane constructions that have been used for several interesting buildings...

September 17th, 2009 | textile | Read More

Transparent Ceramics

Translucent alumina ceramics have exhibited low mechanical properties and a low in-line transmission of unscattered light (less than fifteen percent) because of their coarse micro-structures (greater than 20 μm). New transparent corundum ceramics avoid these shortcomings and can be manufactured with...

September 12th, 2009 | feature, mineral | Read More

Papton

Papton is a lightweight chair that emerges like origami from a folded composite panel. For their design of the chair, Fuchs + Funke sought to obtain maximum stability with minimum weight as well as unlimited functionality and sculptural form. The chair is therefore the result of a simple polygonal pattern,...

September 7th, 2009 | paper | Read More

UltraGlasFlooring

UltraGlas Inc. offers an embossed low-iron glass for flooring and other surface applications. UltraGlasFlooring may be laminated for suspended applications. It is available in seventeen standard surface textures that satisfy coefficient of friction requirements for dry environments; the application of...

September 5th, 2009 | glass | Read More

Maplex

Maplex is an environmentally responsible alternative to traditional wood building materials. Maplex P (Performance) is a high-density fiberboard with twice the bending and tensile strengths of birch plywood of the same thickness. Maplex C (Contour) is a medium-density board, ideal for forming and bending...

August 31st, 2009 | fiber | Read More

Alulight

Alulight aluminum foam was designed to combine attributes such as high stiffness, low weight, and high energy absorption—qualities that enable aluminum foam to qualify for specific requirements within the automotive, aviation, railway, and engine-building industries. Aluminum foam is also suitable...

August 30th, 2009 | feature, metals | Read More